Stereolab - Chemical Chords
(4AD) CD & 2LP… free Limited Edition 7” until we’re out
Over the duration of their musical output, Stereolab have cultivated music that sounds as distinctively one with itself as it does apart from everything else. While the influence of kraut rock is probably their most prevalent touchstone, each album seems to exemplify another distinct tract of their musical infatuation. Chemical Chords is no different; this time trimming itself with the concise sophistication of sixties pop, adorned with swift orchestral arrangements & Laetitia Savier’s omnipresent french-tuned Nico-esque falsetto. Brazen & resonant, Chemical Chords introduces itself enthusiastically & maintains its sugary-sweet grandeur all the way through its 14 bopping tracks.